What’s on TV: Sunday movies 8 November – ‘Death Race’, ‘Jack Reacher’ and more

If you need some distraction from the current state of affairs, here are a few suggestions from tonight’s Sunday movie lineup: Can You Keep A Secret, Death Race, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, and The Revenant.

Turn to M-Net, M-Net Movies 3, and SABC 3.

Sunday movie on M-Net – ‘Can You Keep A Secret‘

‘Can You Keep A Secret‘ plot

A young woman spills all of her secrets to a stranger on a plane when she thinks it’s about to crash. She later meets the man and discovers he is her company’s new CEO, and he knows all of her humiliating secrets.

On air: Sunday, 8 November, 20:05 on M-Net, Channel 101

Watch ‘Can You Keep A Secret‘ trailer

Movie cast and characters

• Alexandra Daddario as Emma Corrigan
• Tyler Hoechlin as Jack Harper
• Sunita Mani as Lissy
• Laverne Cox as Cybill
• Kimiko Glenn as Gemma
• Bobby Tisdale as Doug

Sunday movie on M-Net 3 – ‘Death Race’

‘Death Race‘ plot

Framed for a murder he did not commit, three-time speedway champ Jensen Ames finds himself at the country’s toughest prison, but he gets an unexpected chance at freedom when the warden offers a choice.

Compete in the Death Race as a mythical driver called Frankenstein, or rot in a cell forever. Riding in a car equipped with flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames must survive to win his freedom, or die trying.

On air: Sunday, 8 November, 20:00 on M-Net, Channel 107

Watch: ‘Death Race‘ trailer

Movie cast and characters

• Jason Statham as Jensen Garner Ames
• Joan Allen as Claire Hennessey
• Tyrese Gibson as Joseph Mason (a.k.a. Machine Gun Joe)
• Ian McShane as Coach, Frankenstein’s loyal head mechanic
• Natalie Martinez as Case, Frankenstein’s navigator
• Max Ryan as Slovo Pachenko, a Russian rival driver
• Jason Clarke as Mr. T. Ulrich, Hennessey’s second in-command
• Frederick Koehler as Lists, another member of Frankenstein’s pit crew
• Jacob Vargas as Gunner, Frankenstein’s car repairman.

Sunday movie on eTV – ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’

‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back‘ plot

Investigator Jack Reacher springs into action after the arrest of Susan Turner, an Army major accused of treason. Suspecting foul play, Jack embarks on a mission to prove that the head of his old unit is innocent.

After crossing paths with the law, Reacher must now go on the lam to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy that involves the death of U.S. soldiers.

On air: Sunday, 8 November 21:30 on SABC 3

Watch: ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back‘ trailer

Movie cast and characters

• Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher
• Cobie Smulders as Major Susan Turner
• Aldis Hodge as Captain Espin
• Danika Yarosh as Samantha
• Jessica Stroup as Lieutenant Sullivan
• Patrick Heusinger as The Hunter
• Holt McCallany as Colonel Morgan
• Robert Knepper as General James Harkness

Sunday movie on SABC3 – ‘The Revenant’

‘The Revenant‘ plot

While exploring the uncharted wilderness in 1823, frontiersman Hugh Glass sustains life-threatening injuries from a brutal bear attack.

When a member of his hunting team kills his young son and leaves him for dead, Glass must utilise his survival skills to find a way back to civilisation.

Grief-stricken and fueled by vengeance, the legendary fur trapper treks through the snowy terrain to track down the man who betrayed him.

On air: Sunday, 8 November 21:30 on SABC 3

Watch: ‘The Revenant‘ trailer

Movie cast and characters

• Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass
• Tom Hardy as John Fitzgerald
• Domhnall Gleeson as Andrew Henry
• Will Poulter as Jim Bridger
• Forrest Goodluck as Hawk
• Paul Anderson as Anderson
• Kristoffer Joner as Murphy
• Duane Howard as Elk Dog
• Melaw Nakehk’o as Powaqa
• Arthur Redcloud as Hikuc

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